I have the PM certificate, and it’s expired now, and I don’t think I will renew it either, the whole concept pay-to-be-certified or it’s expired is a scam, is your formal college degree ever expired?! Other certs too don’t expire either.

I know that’s probably not what you asked for but I’m putting it up first just to make it clear, did PM cert helped me in finding a job? No, did I learned about project management after taking the education? Of course, and it helps as a skill even if you’re not working as a PM, after all, you will need to manage yourself, your tasks, schedule and everything, and also teaches you how to effectively deliver those tasks, by not introducing scope creeps and what not. So yeah, go ahead and take it, it might help with the job just don’t rely on that, and definitely do not renew it after.